New York Novem^br 10^th 1797 Sir, Your letter of the 8^th Ins^t did not reach me untill this day — Your Memorial to Congress has not yet been referred to [undecipherable] in and as that Hon^ble Body are not in Session and in all probability will not be for some months I am not able to inform you when your presence will be necessary — without an act of Congress I cannot close the accounts of your Col. [undecipherable] — Sam Laity Joseph Howell Jr. [For] P. de Haas — Philadelphia Nov 14^th 1797 Sir, I received five days ago the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] you honour'd me with bearing date the 8^th Ins^t I am very sorry to find that [undecipherable] Greig has entered upon a [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of attorney the [undecipherable] of Adam Robert [undecipherable] Specially as the poor man is in the greatest distress alls Nicholson has informed me that the same Greig has done the same thing in the[undecipherable] circumstances, and it is [undecipherable]